Activities of Antolín SÁNCHEZ PRESEDO related to 2011/0195(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Common Fisheries Policy - Common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (debate)
Common fisheries policy (debate)
Amendments (172)
Amendment 577 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) conservation, management and exploitation of marineaquatic biological resources; and
Amendment 579 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) preservation of the environment and combating climate change in fishing and aquaculture activities;
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) fresh water biological resources, aquaculture, and the processing and marketing of fisheries and aquaculture products, in relation to measures on markets and financial measures in support of the Common Fisheries Policy.;
Amendment 588 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the structural and fleet management policy.
Amendment 592 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) the specific problems of artisanal fishing and small-scale fisheries, of small- scale aquaculture in the natural environment, which includes traditional shell-fishing, and of areas that are highly dependent on these activities.
Amendment 593 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
(bc) international relations concerning fisheries, aquaculture and derived activities.
Amendment 594 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b d (new)
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b d (new)
(bd) the role of women and non- discrimination on grounds of gender in the field of the CFP.
Amendment 598 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) by Union fishing vessels outside Union waters, in accordance with the rules of the waters in which they operate and, where applicable, fisheries agreements with third countries and without prejudice to binding coastal state legislation; or
Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 1
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The Common Fisheries Policy shall ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities provide long-term sustainable environmental, economic and social conditionssocial, economic and environmental conditions promoting improvements in employment, the competitiveness of the sector, the achievement of a single market for its activities and products, and contributeing to the availability of food supplies, social protection and the quality of life in fisheries areas.
Amendment 623 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The Common Fisheries Policy shall apply the precautionary approach to fisheries management in a responsible and proportionate manner that maintains the sustainability of the sector, and shall aim to ensure, by 2015, that exploitation of living marineaquatic biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield. within biologically safe levels and, wherever possible through the provision of multiannual plans or scientific information and media enabling an orderly transition without any socioeconomic shocks, at levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield. At any rate, it shall aim to ensure that by 2020, in an orderly manner and with an acceptable socio-economic impact, the maximum sustainable yield is reached for all populations caught.
Amendment 642 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 3
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The Common Fisheries Policy shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management to ensure thaand aquaculture management in order to limit their impacts of and ensure that fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are limitedpreserve the environment.
Amendment 660 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 4
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 4
4. The Common Fisheries Policy shall integrate the Unionbe consistent with environmental legislation requirementsand shall help achieve the objectives of the European Union’s environmental policy.
Amendment 669 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Common Fisheries Policy shall ensure that fishing effort and fleet capacity correspond to exploitation levels in accordance with the second paragraph of this Article.
Amendment 675 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
For the purpose of achieving the objectives established in the Treaties and the general objectives set out in Article 2, the Common Fisheries Policy shall in particular:
Amendment 687 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) eliminateimprove fishing techniques in order to avoid unwanted catches of commercial stocks and gradually ensure that all catches of such stocks are landed by making it possible to market these provided they meet minimum size requirements;
Amendment 697 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) improve fishing techniques to avoid unwanted catches of non-commercial stocks and to gradually minimize discards and promote their use after landing;
Amendment 716 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) complete a single market for fisheries and aquaculture activities and products and ensure that the requirements established for products from third countries are aligned with the requirements applicable to EU products;
Amendment 719 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) recognise the importance of small-scale coastal and artisanal fishing and aquaculture in the natural environment, including traditional shell fishing, and of the areas highly dependent on such activities for generating wealth and safeguarding sustainable social models;
Amendment 723 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) promote the development of Union aquaculture activities, industries linked to these and the requisite support services, so as to contribute to food security and employment in coastal and rural areas;
Amendment 738 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute toensure a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing activitiend aquaculture activities, linked industries and support services, and promote improved working standards through compliance with health and safety legislation and through the provisions of collective bargaining agreements;
Amendment 748 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) promote measures seeking recognition for the role of women in the development of fisheries and aquaculture and real gender equality in this field;
Amendment 764 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) promote research and development and scientific and technical cooperation in the sector.
Amendment 786 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) clear definition of the responsibilities atwarded to the Union, and recognition of those assigned to the national, regional, and local levelsauthorities in the Member States, in line with the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 795 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) establishment of measures in accordance with the best available scientific advice, and the corresponding socio-economic impact studies, taking into account the need to make the relevant adjustments at regular intervals;
Amendment 806 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) broad and appropriate involvement of stakeholders at allthe various stages from conception to implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the measures;
Amendment 812 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) transparency and respect for the rights of the public to information and access to justice;
Amendment 814 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) consistence with the integrated maritime policy,other policies of the European Union and, with other Union policieshere relevant, correspondence between the internal and external facets of the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 833 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
‘marineaquatic biological resources’ means available and accessible living marine aquatic species, including anadromous and catadromous species through all stages of their life cycle;
Amendment 845 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 6
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 6
‘maximum sustainable yield’ means the maximaverage equilibrium catch that may be taken from a fish stock indefinitelycontinuously obtained indefinitely when exploiting a given aquatic stock or biological resource or, in the case of mixed fisheries, from the total for species taken as a whole without adversely affecting their reproduction;
Amendment 863 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
‘precautionary approach to fisheries management’ means an approach according to which the absence of adequate scientific information should not justify postponing or failing to takethe management of fisheries through the establishing of conservation scenarios and limits determined using scientific criteria which factor in current uncertainties and provide a basis for management measures to conserve and avert damage to target species, associated or dependent species and non-target species and their environment;
Amendment 871 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
‘ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management’ means an approach ensuring that benefits from living aquatic resources are high while the direct and indirect impacts of fishing operations on marine ecosystems are low and not detrimental to the future functioning, diversity and integrity of those ecosystemthe guidelines for preserving the biological diversity and the composition, structure and functioning of ecosystems whose natural resources which help, through fishery, to satisfy human needs;
Amendment 880 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 9
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 9
‘fishing mortality rate’ means the cratches of a stock over a given period as a proportion of the average stock available to the fishery in that periode at which individuals of species and biomass are being removed from a stock by means of fishery activities;
Amendment 883 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 10
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 10
‘stock’ means a marine biological resource with distinctive characteristics that occurs in a given management area;
Amendment 894 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 12
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 12
‘conservation reference point’ means values of fish stock population parameters (such as biomass or fishing mortality rate) used in fisheries management, for example with respect to an acceptable level of biological risk or a desired level of yieldany of the values or thresholds estimated for a stock using scientific procedures, which may relate to the biomass of individuals of reproductive age or to fishing mortality and which, when exceeded, trigger an alarm and a process of stock recovery or protection;
Amendment 902 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 13
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 13
‘safeguard’ means a precautionary measure designed to protect or prevenagainst something undesirable occurring;
Amendment 907 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14
– ‘technical measures’ means the measures relating to the time authorised for fishing, conditions governing access to the fishing area and the use of gear that regulate the species composition, size composition of catches and impacts on components of the ecosystems resulting from fishing activities through conditioning the use and structure of fishing gear and restriction of access to fishing areas;
Amendment 910 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14 a (new)
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14 a (new)
- ‘protected fishing area’ means a geographically defined area of water in which all or certain fishing or aquaculture activities are temporarily or permanently prohibited or restricted in order to foster the conservation and recovery of living aquatic resources or the protection of marine ecosystems;
Amendment 913 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14 b (new)
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14 b (new)
- ‘essential fishing habitats’ means aquatic habitats that must be protected owing to their wide-ranging role in meeting the vital ecological and biological needs of certain fish species;
Amendment 915 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14 c (new)
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14 c (new)
- ‘fisheries reserve’ means a clearly defined and indicated geographical area within a Member State’s territorial waters in which all fishing activities are prohibited;
Amendment 919 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 15
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 15
– ‘fishing opportunity’ means a quantified legal entitlement to fish a specified stock or fishery, expressed in terms of catches and/or fishing effort and conditions functionally linked thereto which are necessary to quantify them at a certain level;
Amendment 928 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 17
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 17
– 'transferable fishing concessions' means exclusive and revocable user entitlements to a specific part of fishing opportunities allocated to a Member State or established in management plans adopted by a Member State in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1967/200634, which the holder may transfer to other eligible holders of such transferable fishing concessions;
Amendment 941 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 19
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 19
– '‘fishing capacity'’ means a vessel's tonnage in GT (Gross Tonnage) and its power in kW (Kilowatt) as defined in Articles 4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2930/8635; with regard to certain types of fishing activity, the Council may define capacity on the basis of, for example, the number and size of the vessel's fishing gear;
Amendment 948 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 20
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 20
– 'aquaculture' means the rearing or cultivation of aquatic organisms using techniques designed to increase the production of the organisms in question beyond the natural capacity of the environment, where the organisms remain the property of a natural or legal person throughout the rearing and culture stage, up to and including harvestingin inland or coastal areas, which may involve intervention in the rearing process to improve production and result in individual or company ownership of the stock cultivated;
Amendment 951 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 21
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 21
– 'fishing licence' means a licence as referred to in Article 4(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009n official document which authorises the holder, in accordance with national legislation, to use a certain fishing capacity for commercial fishing of living aquatic resources, and which stipulates the minimum requirements concerning identification, technical characteristics and equipment of a Community fishing vessel;
Amendment 953 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 22
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 22
– 'fishing authorisation' means an authorisation as referred to in Article 4(10) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009to fish issued to a Community fishing vessel, as well as a fishing licence, which authorises the vessel to carry out specific fishing activities within a certain period, in a certain area or for a certain fishery, under specific conditions;
Amendment 956 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 23
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 23
– 'fishing' means the collection or capture of aquatic organisms living in their natural environment, or the intentional use of any means allowing such collection or capture activity' means searching for fish, shooting, setting, towing or hauling of fishing gear, taking catch on board, transhipping, retaining on board, processing on board, transferring, caging, fattening and landing of fish and fisheries products;
Amendment 965 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 27
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 27
– 'end-user of scientific data' means a body with a research or management interest in the scientific analysis of data in the fisheries sector;
Amendment 968 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 28
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 28
– 'surplus of allowable catch' means that part of the allowable catch which a coastal State does not have the capacity to harvestfish during a given period of time;
Amendment 974 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 30
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 30
– 'spawning stock biomass' means an estimate of the mass of the fish of a particular resource that reproduces at a defined time, including both males and females and including fish that reproduce viviparouslyis sufficiently mature to reproduce at a defined time;
Amendment 980 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 31
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 31
– 'Mmixed fisheries' means fisheries wherein which more than one species are present in the area being fished and are vulnerable to beinga given area and may be caught in the fishing gear.same catch;
Amendment 982 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 31 a (new)
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 31 a (new)
– 'coastal and small-scale fishing' means professional fishing activity which is highly-selective and carried out using vessels less than 15 metres in length during trips lasting no longer than 24 hours, and which is characterised by the freshness of its products and the fact that it is operated by a microbusiness or family business. It may also include small-scale natural aquaculture, which includes traditional shellfish gathering on foot or from on board vessels;
Amendment 993 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 32 a (new)
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 32 a (new)
– 'stock within safe biological limits' means that it is highly probable that the estimated spawning biomass of the stock at the end of the previous year is higher than Blim and the estimated fishing mortality rate for the previous year is less than Flim.
Amendment 1037 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 6 a (new)
Part 2 – Article 6 a (new)
Article (6a) Coastal and small-scale fishing and small-scale aquaculture 1. Coastal and artisanal fishing or small- scale fishing, as defined in Article 5, shall be fully incorporated into the Common Fisheries Policy. Small-scale aquaculture in the natural environment, carried out by one-person or family businesses and microbusinesses, and which includes traditional shellfish gathering activities, shall also form part of the policy. 2. The Union shall contribute to the sustainability of coastal and small-scale fishing and small-scale aquaculture through the following: a. reducing red tape, simplifying administrative procedures and increasing the flexibility of management systems in this field. b. establishing a programme with specific funding under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund to tackle the particular problems faced by small-scale operators, without prejudice to their full participation in the sector's other horizontal programmes. c. promoting policies concerning quality assurance and introducing labelling to identify such products and raise the profile of high-quality fresh fish which includes the date of the catch and landing. d. creating in the maritime area identified in Article 6(2) of this Regulation a network of 'fishery reserves' and 'protected fishing areas' to conserve resources and ensure limited and selective access to them for small-scale fishing, and reserving areas for small-scale aquaculture and traditional shellfish gathering. e. prohibiting fishing opportunities corresponding to coastal and small-scale artisanal fishing fleets from being transferred to other operators in the sector. f. incorporating small-scale fishing and aquaculture into fields such as marine strategies, policies on coastal areas and the environment, research and development programmes and the various Structural Funds. g. promoting measures that increase energy efficiency and help combat climate change. h. ensuring that producers and products meet the same level of safety, quality and fairness requirements as the rest of the sector. i. promoting training and cooperation between small-scale operators. j. raising awareness among the European public of the higher quality of the products of small-scale fishing and aquaculture.
Amendment 1045 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Measures for the conservation of marine biological resources, based on scientific reports and adopted upon evaluation of their social and economic impact, may include the following:
Amendment 1049 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) adopting multiannual plans under Articles 9 - 11, which shall establish objectives for the sustainable exploitation of stocks and, in order to meet the objectives, include technical measures relating to the obligation to land catches;
Amendment 1052 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1063 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) adopting measures for the purpose ofthat, taking account of sustainable fishing effort, adapting the number of fishing vessels and/or types of fishing vessels to available fishing opportunities;
Amendment 1077 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) establishing incentives, including those of an economic nature, to promote more selective, efficient and safe or low impact fishing;
Amendment 1087 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 1097 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) creating a European network of ‘fishery reserves’ and ‘protected fishing areas’;
Amendment 1112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Technical measures to be incorporated into the multiannual plans may include the following:
Amendment 1128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) prohibitions of damaging fishing gears or equipment and restrictions on the use of certain fishing gears or equipment in certain areas or seasons;
Amendment 1145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) requirements for fishing vessels to cease operating in an area for a defined minimum period in order to protect essential habitats or a temporary aggregation of a vulnerable marine resource, namely a species whose biological safety is at risk or which is spawning or in a juvenile state;
Amendment 1169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Multiannual plans providing for conservation and technical measures to maintain or restore fish stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield shall be established as a priority, on the basis of scientific data and with a view to attaining established socioeconomic objectives, as a priority by the European Parliament and the Council, by means of the ordinary legislative procedure.
Amendment 1209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Multiannual plans shall, where possible, cover either fisheries exploiting single fish stocks or fisheries exploiting a mixture of stocks, taking due account of interactions between stocks and fisheries. In mixed fisheries sustainable yield shall constitute optimum sustainable yield, understood as the maximum obtainable from the total combined stocks.
Amendment 1229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Assessment of the economic and social impact of the different scenarios and alternatives proposed by the multiannual plans, for both the fishery and processing sectors, shall be open to dialogue with social partners and to contributions from the actors involved;
Amendment 1236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Multiannual plans shall generally be carried out in a gradual manner, except in urgent cases, when they must be accompanied by measures to compensate their economic and social impact and by accompanying measures allowing the attainment of socioeconomic and environmental objectives;
Amendment 1241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Multiannual plans shall be adjusted to the dynamics of the stocks involved through periodic reviews.
Amendment 1242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4 d (new)
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. The Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) shall advise Parliament and the Council in the decision-making processes relating to multiannual plans.
Amendment 1257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Multiannual plans shall provide for adaptations of the fishing mortality rate, resulting in a fishing mortality rate that restores and maintains all stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield by 2015in the shortest possible time within the period established in Article 2.2 to ensure that socioeconomic objectives are met.
Amendment 1272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 2
2. In cases where the determination of a fishing mortality rate that restores and maintains stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield is not possible, multiannual plans shall provide for precautionary measures ensuring a comparable degree of conservation of the relevant stocks and ensuring the socioeconomic sustainability of the sector.
Amendment 1276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Multiannual plans shall provide a framework allowing Member States active in the same fishery to adopt mutually coherent measures and allowing the fleet to take full advantage of the fundamental freedoms of the internal market.
Amendment 1286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) socioeconomic and environmental objectives consistent with the objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3;
Amendment 1301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) stustainability of catches.
Amendment 1331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) measures facilitating the obligation to land catches;
Amendment 1338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) quantifiable indicators for periodic monitoring and assessment of the progress related to achieving the socio-economic and environmental targets of the multiannual plan;
Amendment 1348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point h
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) minimisation of unwanted impacts of fishing on the eco-system;
Amendment 1368 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point j
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) any other measures suitablecompensatory and socio-economic flanking measures and any other suitable and proportionate measures to achieve the objectives of multiannual plans.
Amendment 1383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 12 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 12 – paragraph 1
1. In special areas of conservation within the meaning of Article 6 of Directive 92/43/EEC, of Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and of Article 13(4) of Directive 2008/56/EC, fishing activities shall be conducted by Member States in such a way so as to alleviate the impact from fishing activities in such special areas of conservationMember States shall regulate whether fishing and aquaculture activities are compatible and, if so, the conditions and the manner in which they can be carried out so as to comply with the objectives of the above Directives.
Amendment 1396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 12 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered, after receiving an opinion from the Regional Advisory Councils, to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55, to specify fishing related measures to set minimum levels in order to alleviate the impact of fishing activities in special areas of conservation.
Amendment 1399 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 13 – title
Part 3 – article 13 – title
Commission measures in case of a serious threat to marineaquatic biological resources
Amendment 1409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 13 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 13 – paragraph 1
1. On the basis of evidence of a serious threat to the conservation of marineaquatic biological resources, or to the marine eco- system and requiring immediate action, the Commission, upon a reasoned request of a Member State or on its own initiative, may decide on temporary measures to alleviate the threat.
Amendment 1419 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 13 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The Member State shall communicate the reasoned request referred to in paragraph 1 simultaneously to the Commission, to the other Member States and to the Advisory Councils concerned. The Commission shall take a decision within 15 working days of receipt of the request referred to in paragraph 1; the decision shall be notified to the Member States concerned, the European Parliament and the Council and published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 1435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 1455 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) reduce catches of unwanted marineaquatic organisms, including birds;
Amendment 1460 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) mitigate the impact of fishing gear on the ecosystem and the environment, with particular regard to the protection of biologically sensitive stocks and habitats.
Amendment 1464 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) establish the minimum conservation reference sizes referred to in Article 15(2) for imports of products from third countries.
Amendment 1489 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. All catches of the followingcommercially-used fish stocks subject to catch limits caught during fishing activities in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels outside Union waters shall be brought and retained on board the fishing vessels and recorded and landed, except when used as live bait, , in accordance with the following timeframe:multiannual plans. The multiannual plans shall lay down the conditions necessary to implement these measures and may authorise minimum thresholds for discards and the discarding of species that have a high rate of survival, and may allow for flexible measures tailored to the specific characteristics of mixed fisheries. The Commission shall submit, before 1 January 2014, a full timeframe for the revision of multiannual plans which do not contain provisions in this regard and the adoption of corresponding plans for stocks which are not yet covered.
Amendment 1493 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1495 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 1
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 1
Amendment 1501 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2
Amendment 1508 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1516 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1547 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Minimum conservation reference sizes based on the best available scientific advice shall be established for the fish stocks set out in paragraph 1. The usale of catches of such fish stocks below the minimum conservation reference size shall be restricted for reduction to fish meal or pet food onlyto donation to social welfare organisations for human consumption.
Amendment 1561 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Marketing standards for catches of fish caught in excess of fixed fishing opportunities shall be established in accordance with Article 27 of [the Regulation on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products]The calculation rules applicable for marketing purposes to catches of fish not covered by fixed fishing opportunities and to the balancing of fishing opportunities between different operators, collective management groups, producer organisations and national quotas shall be laid down in the multi-annual plans.
Amendment 1570 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that Union fishing vessels flying their flags are equipped to ensure full documentation of all fishing and processing activities, or enjoy the necessary support, under the Fisheries Control Regulation, and in line with the criteria of efficiency and proportionality, for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the obligation to land all catches.
Amendment 1583 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 5
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 5
5. Paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to international obligations. In the case of fishing vessels flying the flag of an EU Member State and operating outside EU waters, this obligation shall be fulfilled in accordance with the provisions of the regional fisheries organisations and bilateral fisheries agreements; should no such rules exist, the appropriate measures may be adopted on a case by case basis by Parliament and the Council under the ordinary legislative procedure.
Amendment 1592 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 a (new)
Part 3 – article 15 a (new)
Article 15a European Network of ‘fishery reserves’ and ‘protected fishing areas’ 1. By 1 June 2013, the European Commission shall present a Green Paper on Marine Spatial Planning and Sustainable Fisheries in which, inter alia, it shall launch a broad consultation on the planned introduction in Union waters of ‘protected fishing areas’, ‘fishery reserves’ and guidelines for the protection of ‘essential fishing habitats’ as defined in Article 5 of this Regulation. The consultation shall also relate to the earmarking of areas for aquaculture and traditional shell fishing, the setting of zoning thresholds, localisation and compatible use criteria and systems for the monitoring and promotion of small-scale fisheries and aquaculture. 2. By 1 June 2014, the Commission shall present its conclusions, on the basis of which it shall, if appropriate, bring forward a legislative proposal for the creation of European network of ‘fishery reserves’ and ‘protected fishing areas’ which shall be handled by the European Parliament and the Council under the co-decisional ordinary legislative procedure. The proposal shall also relate to the earmarking of areas for small-scale aquaculture and traditional shell fishing.
Amendment 1599 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Fishing opportunities allocated to Member States shall ensure each Member State relative stability of fishing activities’s actual participation in fishing activities for a three-year reference period, for each fish stock or fishery. The interests of each Member State shall be taken into account when new fishing opportunities are allocated.
Amendment 1610 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 2
2. By-catch fishing opportunities may be reserved under the total fishing opportunities, catch to by-catch rates established and fishing opportunity exchanges considered.
Amendment 1616 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Fishing opportunities shall comply with quantifiablethe socioeconomic and environmental objectives, quantifiable resource and catch targets, time frames and margins established in the multiannual plans in accordance with Article 9(2) and Article 11(b), (c) and (h).
Amendment 1645 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 1
1. In a multiannual plan established pursuant to Articles 9, 10 and 11 Member States may be authorised to adopt measur, when the implementation of uniform conservation measures is not required, to adopt implementing measures that are consistent and compatible with those applicable to the fleets of other Member States, in accordance with that multiannual plan, which specify the conservation measures applicable to vessels flying their flag in relation to stocks in Union waters for which they have been allocated fishing opportunities.
Amendment 1658 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) meet the objectives and quantifiable targets set out in a multiannual plan effectively; and
Amendment 1659 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) are no less stringent than those existing in Union legislation.; and
Amendment 1662 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) do not discriminate against the fleets of other EU Member States.
Amendment 1669 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall cooperate among themselves and coordinate their measures at regional scale. They shall consult the Advisory Councils and the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries. They may propose to the Commission conservation measures on which they all agree, and which can only be adopted if they are to be implemented uniformly.
Amendment 1695 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 19 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 19 – paragraph 1
The Commission may at any time assess the compliance, consistency, compatibility and effectiveness of conservation measures adopted by Member States pursuant toin accordance with Article 17(1).
Amendment 1710 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55, following consultation of the Advisory Councils and the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee, to specify the conservation measures for fisheries covered by a multiannual plan, if the Member States authorised to take measures in accordance with Article 17 do not notify such measures to the Commission within the period provided for in the multiannual plan or, failing that, within three months after the date of entry into force of the multiannual plan.
Amendment 1718 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55, following consultation of the Advisory Councils and the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee, to specify conservation measures for fisheries covered by a multiannual plan, if
Amendment 1740 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In a technical measures framework established pursuant to Article 14 Member States may be authorisempowered to adopt measures, in accordance with that framework, which specify the technical measures applicable to vessels flying their flag in relation to stocks in theirUnion waters for which they have been allocated fishing opportunities. Member States shall ensure that such technical measures:
Amendment 1757 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 23 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 23 – paragraph 1
The Commission may at any time assess the compatibility and effectiveness of technical measures adopted by Member States pursuant to Article 21. The findings of such assessments will be included in the general assessment report on technical measures adopted by the Member States that the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council every three years.
Amendment 1767 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 24 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 24 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to specify the technical measures covered by a technical measures framework, if the Member States authorised to take measures in accordance with Article 21 do not notify such measures to the Commission within the period provided for in the technical measures framework or, failing that, within three months after the date of entry into force of the technical measures framework.
Amendment 1812 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall, on the basis of the fishing opportunities allocated to it, establish a system of transferable fishing concessions no later than 31 December 2013 for
Amendment 1828 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) all fishing vessels of 12 meters length over all or morenot covered by the definition of coastal and small-scale fleet set out in Article 5 of this Regulation; and
Amendment 1838 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) all fishing vessels under 12 meters length overall fishing with towed gear.
Amendment 1847 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 2
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may extend the system of transferable fishing concessions to other fishing vessels of less than 12 meters length overall and deploying other types of gear than towed gear and shall inform the Commission thereof.
Amendment 1866 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 2
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shallmay allocate transferable fishing concessions on the basis of transparentan open procedure and transparent eligibility criteria, for each stock or group of stocks for which fishing opportunities are allocated in accordance with Article 16, excluding fishing opportunities obtained under sustainable fisheries agreements.
Amendment 1873 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 3
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 3
3. For the allocation of transferable fishing concessions pertaining to mixed fisheries, Member States shall take account of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries and consult the Regional Advisory Councils on the likely catch composition of vessels participating in such fisheries.
Amendment 1878 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 4
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 4
4. Transferable fishing concessions may only be allocated by a Member State to an owner of a fishing vessel flying the flag of that Member State, or to legal or natural persons whose principal activity is fishing, for the purpose of being used on such a vessel. Transferable fishing concessions may be pooled together for collective management by legal or natural persons whose principal activity is fishing or recognized producer organisations. Member States may limit eligibility for receiving transferable fishing concessions on the basis of transparent and objective criteria. They may, in particular, require historical catch levels and a good compliance record, set a limit on quota concentration, set aside a specific quota of up to 5% for new entrants and take into account the socio-economic impact of concessions.
Amendment 1887 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 5
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may limit the period of validity of transferable fishing concessions to a period of at least 15 years, for the purpose of reallocating such concessions. Where Member States have not limited the period of validity of the transferable fishing concessions, they may recall such concessshall be considered to have been granted for a period of 15 years, not counting perionds with a notice of at least 15 yearsprior to the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 1905 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 7
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 7
7. Notwithstanding paragraph 5 and 6, Member States may recall transferable fishing concessions that have not been used on a fishing vessel for a period of three consecutive years without justification.
Amendment 1921 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 29 – paragraph 1
Part 4 – article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall allocate individual fishing opportunities to holders of transferable fishing concessions, as referred to in Article 28, on the basis of fishing opportunities allocated to the Member States, or established in management plans adopted by Member States in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006.
Amendment 1932 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 29 – paragraph 3
Part 4 – article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Fishing vessels shall undertake fishing activities only when in possession of sufficient individual fishing opportunities to cover all their potential catch shall be given the possibility of taking and making appropriate use of non-target species alongside the target species.
Amendment 1945 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 29 – paragraph 5
Part 4 – article 29 – paragraph 5
5. When allocating transferable fishing concessions in accordance with Article 28 and when allocating fishing opportunities in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, a Member State may provide incentives to fishing vessels deploying selective fishing gear that eliminates unwanted by-catch within the fishing opportunities assigned to that Member State. The measures laid down in this paragraph shall be compatible with aid for the temporary laying-up of vessels for a period of five years so that fleet capacity can be definitively brought into line with the new system.
Amendment 1962 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 30 – paragraph 1
Part 4 – article 30 – paragraph 1
Member States shall establish and maintain a register of transferable fishing concessions and individual fishing opportunities by category of concession.
Amendment 1982 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 2
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 2
2. A Member State may authorisThe transfer of transferable fishing concessions to and eligible holders from other Member States shall not be refused on grounds of nationality.
Amendment 1987 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 3
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may regulate the transfer of transferable fishing concessions by providing for conditions for their transfer on the basis of transparent and objective criteria. They may prohibit the transfer of quotas between vessels with different categories of quota, the excessive accumulation of fishing rights or the transfer of concessions to operators for whom fishing is not their main business activity.
Amendment 1991 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall submit a report to the Council and the European Parliament, by 31 December 2012, on the systems of transferable fishing rights set up by each Member State and their contribution to the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy, in particular to the creation of a single market.
Amendment 2006 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – Article 32 – paragraph 2
Part 4 – Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. A Member State mayshall authorise the leasing of individual fishing opportunities to and from other Member States.
Amendment 2009 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – Article 32 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 4 – Article 32 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Producer groups from one or more Member States shall be authorised with a view to encouraging rational use of fishing opportunities.
Amendment 2019 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 4 – Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Trading in the aforementioned fishing opportunities shall be authorised between Member States who do not have a sufficiently large fleet to use up all their opportunities and others who have insufficient possibilities in relation to their fleet capacity.
Amendment 2032 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – Article 34 – paragraph 1
Part 5 – Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall be provided the requisite EU support to put in place measures to adjust the fishing capacity of their fleets in order to achieve an effective balance between such fishing capacity and their fishing opportunities.
Amendment 2082 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – Article 36 – paragraph 1
Part 5 – Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall record the information on ownership, characteristics, gear and activity for Union fishing vessels flying their flag that is necessary for the management of measures established under this Regulation. __________________ 1 OJ Please insert the date one year after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 2131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – Article 37 – paragraph 3
Part 6 – Article 37 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure the national coordination of the collection and management of scientific and socio- economic data for fisheries management. To this end, they shall designate a national correspondent and organizse an annual national coordination meeting. The Commission shall be informed of the national coordination activities and be invited to the coordination meetings.
Amendment 2138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – Article 37 – paragraph 4
Part 6 – Article 37 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall avoid administrative duplication and ensure that Member States shall coordinate their data collection activities with other Member States in the same region, and make every effort to coordinate their actions with third countries having sovereignty or jurisdiction over waters in the same region.
Amendment 2142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – Article 37 – paragraph 5
Part 6 – Article 37 – paragraph 5
5. The collection, management and use of data shall be done in the framework of a multi-annual programme as of 2014. The annual programme shall include an implementing protocol providing for close cooperation between the fisheries authorities, scientists and each fisheries sector concerned. Such a multi-annual programme shall include targets for the precision of the data to be collected, and aggregation levels for the collection, management and use of such data.
Amendment 2156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – Article 38 – paragraph 1
Part 6 – Article 38 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt national fisheries scientific data collection, research and innovation programmes. They shall Commission shall ensure that they coordinate their fisheries data collection, and basic and applied research and innovation activities with other Member States and Union research and innovation frameworks.
Amendment 2170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – Article 39 – paragraph 1
Part 7 – Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. The Union shall participate in the activities of international organisations dealing with fisheries, including regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) in line with international obligations and policy objectives and consistent with the objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3 and with other areas of EU policy.
Amendment 2172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – Article 39 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 7 – Article 39 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Union shall help ensure compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Amendment 2173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – Article 39 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Part 7 – Article 39 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The Union shall provide protection for EU citizens who, and EU companies, vessels and investments which, may be harmed outside its borders.
Amendment 2181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – Article 39 – paragraph 2
Part 7 – Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. The positions of the Union in international organisations dealing with fisheries and RFMOs shall be based on the best available scientific advice to ensureevidence and shall advocate the implementation of the same principles and standards upheld in Community waters, with a view to promoting responsible fishing and to ensuring that fishery resources are maintained above or restored above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 2186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – Article 39 – paragraph 3
Part 7 – Article 39 – paragraph 3
3. The Union shall actively contribute to and support the development of scientific knowledge and advice in RFMOs and specialist international organisations with a recognised track record for scientific advice. It shall help strengthen cooperation ties between RFMOs and international fisheries organisations.
Amendment 2194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – Article 40 – paragraph 1
Part 7 – Article 40 – paragraph 1
The Union shall cooperate with third countries and international organisations dealing with fisheries, including RFMOs, to strengthen compliance with measures, including those on safety at sea, adopted by such international organisations.
Amendment 2200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – Article 41 – paragraph 1
Part 7 – Article 41 – paragraph 1
1. Sustainable Fisheries Agreements with third countries shall establish a legal, economic and environmental governance framework for fishing activities carried out by Union fishing vessels in third country waters and, where applicable, by third country fishing vessels in Union waters. The Agreements shall establish the right conditions for a dynamic, competitive and viable long-term development of the sector.
Amendment 2214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – Article 41 – paragraph 2
Part 7 – Article 41 – paragraph 2
2. Union fishing vessels shall only catch surplus of the allowable catch determined by the third country as referred to in Article 62(2) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and identified on the basis of the best available scientific advice and relevant information exchanged between the Union and the third country concerned about the total fishing effort on the affected stocks, in order to ensure that fishery resources remain above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield. The surplus shall be determined in a transparent manner.
Amendment 2223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – Article 41 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 7 – Article 41 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Sustainable Fisheries Agreements shall ensure that EU fishing vessels can operate in the waters of a third country if they are in possession of a fishing authorisation which has been issued in accordance with an agreed procedure. The exclusivity clause is not incompatible with individual solutions to prevent all fishing from coming to a halt in cases where a fishing agreement is in force but its protocol expires before agreement on a temporary extension of all its activities can be reached, provided said solutions are restricted, temporary and have suitable guarantees attached.
Amendment 2227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – Article 41 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Part 7 – Article 41 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Agreements on reciprocal access shall contain a clause prohibiting discrimination between European Union investors and nationals of another country.
Amendment 2241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 7 – Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) establish the governance framework, including the development and maintenance of the necessary scientific and research institutions, monitoring, control and surveillance capability and other capacity building items pertaining to the development of a sustainable fisheries policy driven by the third country. Such financial assistance shall be conditioned upon the achievement of specific socio- economic and environmental results.
Amendment 2257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. With a view to promoting sustainability and contributing to food security and quality, growth and employment, non- binding Union strategic guidelines on common priorities and targets for the development of aquaculture activities shall be established by the Commission by 2013. Such strategic guidelines shall differentiate between medium to small scale aquaculture and industrial aquaculture, shall take account of the relative starting positions and different circumstances throughout the Union, shall form the basis for multiannual national strategic plans and shall aim at:
Amendment 2269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improving the competitiveness of the aquaculture industry and supporting its development and innovation as being aspects vital to the industry achieving socio-economic and environmental sustainability;
Amendment 2277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) diversification, economic growth, sustainable job creation and improvement of the quality of life in coastal and rural areas;
Amendment 2282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a level- and sustainable playing field for aquaculture operators in relation to access to waters and space.uitable space, minimising their environmental impact and conserving essential habitats;
Amendment 2288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) special treatment for small-scale aquaculture in the wild and for traditional shellfish gathering, with areas reserved for their development;
Amendment 2296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) assuring the availability and quality of supplies, which shall include the same health and quality checks on products produced from third country imports as on those originating in the European Union;
Amendment 2301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) providing consumers with supplies at reasonable prices.
Amendment 2360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 9 – Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 9 – Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) strengthen the competitiveness of the Union fishery and aquaculture industry, and promote its quality policies, paying particular attention to producers;
Amendment 2369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 9 – Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point e
Part 9 – Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) contribute to ensuring a level playing field for all products marketed in the Union by promoting sustainable exploitation of fisheries resourcespromote sustainable exploitation of fisheries and aquaculture resources and incorporate health and social conditions into their exploitation, processing and marketing in order to achieve fair conditions in the marketing of products in the EU.
Amendment 2375 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 9 – Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Part 9 – Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) ensure that consumers have a diverse and high-quality supply of fishery and aquaculture products with sufficient information so that their decisions contribute to the achievement of the objectives established in this Regulation.
Amendment 2388 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 9 – Article 45 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Part 9 – Article 45 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) consumer information.
Amendment 2397 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 10 – Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
Part 10 – Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the use of moderneffective control technologies for the availability and quality of data on fisheries;
Amendment 2409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 10 – Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point e
Part 10 – Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the establishment of effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions that are the same in all Member States.
Amendment 2421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 10 – Article 48
Part 10 – Article 48
Amendment 2425 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 10 – Article 48 – paragraph 1
Part 10 – Article 48 – paragraph 1
Amendment 2434 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 11 – Article 49 – paragraph 1
Part 11 – Article 49 – paragraph 1
Union financial assistance may be granted to contribute to the achievement of the long-term socioeconomic and environmental sustainability objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3.
Amendment 2451 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 11 – Article 51 – paragraph 2
Part 11 – Article 51 – paragraph 2
2. Serious infringements by operators of the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy shall result in temporary or permanent bans on access to the Union financial assistance and/or the application of financial reductions. Such measures, implemented by the Member State, shall be proportionate to the nature, extent, duration and repetition of serious infringements.
Amendment 2464 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – Article 52 – paragraph 2
Part 12 – Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 concerning amendments to that Annex to changeChanges to the areas of competence, tohe createion of new areas of competence for Advisory Councils or to createhe establishment of new Advisory Councils must be adopted by Parliament and the Council via the codecision procedure.
Amendment 2475 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 12 – Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) submit recommendations and suggestions on matters of fisheries conservation and the socio-economic aspects relating to fisheries management and aquaculture to the Commission, Parliament or to the Member State concerned;
Amendment 2482 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 12 – Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) inform the Commission, Parliament and Member States of problems relating to fisheries management and aquaculture in their area of competence;
Amendment 2488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Part 12 – Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) issue binding opinions in response to consultations concerning the measures set out in Titles II and III of this regulation.
Amendment 2506 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – Article 54 – paragraph 1
Part 12 – Article 54 – paragraph 1
1. Advisory Councils shall be composed of organizsations representing the fisheries operators and other interest groups affected by the Common Fisheries PolicyMember States’ fisheries authorities, the fisheries operators, workers’ representatives and other interest groups affected by the Common Fisheries Policy. Representatives of the scientific community shall attend as observers.
Amendment 2523 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – Article 54 – paragraph 4
Part 12 – Article 54 – paragraph 4
4. The Ccommission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 concerning the composition and the functioning of Advisory Councilsposition and the functioning of Advisory Councils shall be decided by Parliament and the Council via the ordinary legislative procedure of codecision.